Though I express a lot of frustration in some of these blogs, I met some really great people and even came to like people that I didn’t like at first. Quetzaltrekkers is a great business and they do great things for the community in Leon. My biggest pet peeve is people being unorganized and QT came off behind the scenes as very unorganized at times. Though I can say the amount of dissatisfied customers was minimal. Once we finished with Quetzaltrekkers, we went off on our own. Here is the list of busses, taxis and places we stayed with the prices that we paid.

I have made all of the bus prices for a single person. Hotels are all prices for private rooms. Taxis were usually used because the bus was inconvenient at the time. I will start with our travel costs.

Taxi – Jiquilillo – Leon – $35. We paid 250 cords ($10.4) because we shared the taxi with a family on their way there. 2.5 hours

Bus – Leon to Esteli – 70c ($3). 2.5 hours.

Bus – Esteli – Somoto – 28c ($1.25). 1.5 hours.

January

Taxi – Somoto – Somoto Canyon – 45c ($2) but most taxis will wait to fill up before taking you there. Don’t take a taxi from the bus terminal, walk 10 minutes up the hill to a bus stop where taxis are 1/3 the price.

Taxi – Managua Bus terminal – La UCA Bus Terminal, Managua – 180c ($7.5). 20 mins. This was at night after we missed our bus to San Juan del Sur and decided we would go to Granada instead. This meant we needed to be at another bus terminal.

Bus – Managua – Granada – 24c ($1). 1.5 hours.

Bus – Granada – Rivas – 40c ($1.7). 1.5 hours.

Taxi – Rivas – San Juan del Sur – 72c ($3). 45 minutes. This is with a full taxi of 4 people. They try to rip off tourists and we found out that we overpaid at $3 each.

Our final travel cost (combined) for the month of January was $211.75 USD.

Now here is a list of places we stayed and how much it cost. I thought I could just remember names of most places, I was wrong so I’m sorry for not having all the details. All Prices are the final numbers we paid for all nights combined. You can do the math on how much it is per night. We stayed in a private room every night.

Managua – Febraury 2-4 – 2400c ($100) – 2 nights – Hotel Mozonte. Private bathroom. Hot water. WiFi. Pool. Breakfast included. ** The price is an estimate because Kristi’s mom paid for us to stay there. I just took a price off of their website. Be aware that they are going to add 15% tax to your room and food. Their website is misleading about many things. If you have questions, feel free to ask me.

Our total cost for accommodation during our 2 months, including the $130 it cost us to rent in Leon was $616.50.

That is all that I can write about for now. This blog is long but I hope it gives some insight to travelers on the cost of getting from place to place. Sorry I can’t provide more info about dorm rooms or other budget options. If you have any questions, feel free to find me on twitter @thegrifter22